From chaos to calm: One jail system's struggle with suicide prevention

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-413

  Hayes, Lindsay M ^a  

^a National Center on Institutions and Alternatives   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUSTODY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRISON; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; SUICIDE;

CUSTODIAL CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRISONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031461575     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199723/09)15:4<399::AID-BSL284>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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